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This episode is short but important. It’s both an invitation and a challenge: In the next week, find someone to mentor. That’s right—wherever, whoever he or she is, reach out. It can start with an email, a phone call, a simple chat. Just make that first step.

Why is this our topic today? Well, on a recent trip abroad, my father and I were walking through a neighborhood of extreme poverty, and it got us thinking: How do people break negative cycles, transcend barriers, and create real change in their lives?

In the days that followed, I considered the examples I knew of people who overcame tremendous challenges in the midst of adversity. And do you know the common thread I realized in them? They all had a mentor of some kind—a person that gave them a spark of hope and a sense of possibility. Now it’s our turn to be a spark for someone.

In this BYB episode, you will . . .

  • Understand just how crucial the mentor spark can be
  • Learn how people take hope and turn it into a vision
  • See how having a plan lays the foundation for transformation
  • Get motivated to mentor someone today
  • Be reminded that the path of Becoming Your Best involves lifting up others along the way
“We didn’t call it Become Your Best—because it’s a journey of Becoming.” – Rob...

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04/14/16 • 10 min

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